Osteoporosis is a disease where a person's bones begin to get thinner, causing much pain and also bone fractures. Risk factors include smoking, being female, aging, low body weight, some medications, and low sex hormones. Symptoms aren't shown for osteoporosis until after a bone is fractured. It can be prevented though, by having enough calcium and vitamin D, regular exercising, medication that prevents it.
- backache
- fracture of wrist, spine, or hip
- loss of height or a stooped posture
The main body system affected is the skeletal system since the bones can be easily fractured. The endocrine system could also be affected since sex hormones are not produced.
Treatment
The best way to treat osteoporosis is mainly by preventing it in the first place. The best way to prevent it is getting enough calcium and vitamin D, sometimes by taking calcium or vitamin D pills, or by getting a regular amount of exercise. This keeps the bones strong and keeps them from fracturing.
Sources
http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/guide/osteoporosis-menopause?page=2
http://www.empowereddoctor.com/library/photo/osteoporosis.jpg
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Osteoporosis affects homeostasis because as the bones get thinner it is affecting the skeletal system with movement. Also, thinner bones mean less bone marrow. This will all affect the body's way of keeping it's normal state.
Osteoporosis could affect homeostasis by causing a bone to break, which could cause an infection, affecting homeostasis.
it is most common in women
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